USPTO Examiner ABOUZAHRA HESHAM K - Art Unit 2486

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18734752AFFINE MOTION PREDICTION-BASED VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING SUBBLOCK-BASED TEMPORAL MERGE CANDIDATE IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18662281METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CODING AND DECODING A DATA STREAM REPRESENTATIVE OF AT LEAST ONE IMAGEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18648083METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING MOTION VECTORApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18647777RESTRICTIONS ON MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18611214VIDEO CODING METHOD ON BASIS OF SECONDARY TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE FOR SAMEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18581610CHROMA BLOCK PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18542431IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFORDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18530724VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING FOR INDUCING WEIGHT INDEX INFORMATION FOR BI-PREDICTIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18519348Syntax For Signaling Cross-Component Video CodingNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18389064IMAGE DECODING METHOD FOR DERIVING PREDICTED SAMPLE BY USING MERGE CANDIDATE AND DEVICE THEREFORNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18504708Restricted Upsampling Process in Matrix-Based Intra PredictionNovember 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18495378HARMONIZED DESIGN FOR INTRA BI-PREDICTION AND MULTIPLE REFERENCE LINE SELECTIONOctober 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18483860METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING IMAGE USING INTERPICTURE PREDICTIONOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18479160MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAMOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18464863SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING TRANSPARENT WINDOW CONTAMINANT REMOVAL USING VIBRATIONSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010YesNo
18447754VIDEO ENCODING METHOD FOR PERFORMING AFFINE MODEL-BASED PREDICTION BY CONSIDERING ENCODING ORDER, AND DEVICE THEREFOR, AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD FOR PERFORMING AFFINE MODEL-BASED PREDICTION BY CONSIDERING DECODING ORDER, AND DEVICE THEREFORAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410NoNo
18231985Image Encoding/Decoding Method and Apparatus, and Recording Medium for Storing BitstreamAugust 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18232030Image Encoding/Decoding Method and Apparatus, and Recording Medium for Storing BitstreamAugust 2023February 2025Allow1820NoNo
18230409Codec Rate Distortion Compensating DownsamplerAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18354447METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CROSS-COMPONENT SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSETJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18354349IMAGE CODING METHOD BASED ON TRANSFORM AND APPARATUS THEREFORJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18346735METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAMJuly 2023April 2024Allow920NoNo
18346732IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREONJuly 2023July 2024Allow1320NoNo
18217328MATRIX-BASED INTRA PREDICTION DEVICE AND METHODJune 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18215776IMAGE/VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAMEJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18257818DECODING AND ENCODING BASED ON ADAPTIVE INTRA REFRESH MECHANISMJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18208070IMAGE/VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON INTER PREDICTIONJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18203931CONVERSION FACTOR LEVEL CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFORMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18322461HIGH LEVEL SYNTAX FOR INTER PREDICTION WITH GEOMETRIC PARTITIONINGMay 2023June 2025Allow2420NoNo
18199137METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSINGMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18144054DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18313214HOLOGRAPHIC VOLUMETRIC DISPLAYSMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18295580Simplified Inter Prediction With Geometric PartitioningApril 2023May 2025Allow2620NoNo
18128400METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING MOTION VECTORMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18126743AFFINE MOTION PREDICTION-BASED VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE USING SUBBLOCK-BASED TEMPORAL MERGE CANDIDATE IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEMMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18123560TRIANGLE AND MULTI-HYPOTHESIS COMBINATION FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODINGMarch 2023April 2025Allow2420NoNo
18181206SIGN PREDICTIONMarch 2023May 2024Allow1410NoNo
18174259SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-RESOLUTION VISUAL SENSING ARCHITECTURE FOR AUGMENTED REALITYFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18171458METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA PREDICTIONFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18110613SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENTFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1420YesNo
18168663HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISUAL AID USING SAMEFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18019378METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSOR UNIT FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA OF AN IMAGE SENSORFebruary 2023June 2025Abandon2920NoNo
18103567IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING METHODJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18100267VIDEO OR IMAGE CODING FOR INDUCING WEIGHT INDEX INFORMATION FOR BI-PREDICTIONJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18099131VIDEO CODING METHOD ON BASIS OF SECONDARY TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE FOR SAMEJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18095740IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICEJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18079754AUTOMATED OBJECT RECOGNITION KIOSK FOR RETAIL CHECKOUTSDecember 2022February 2025Allow2620YesNo
18073191MATRIX-BASED INTRA PREDICTION USING UPSAMPLINGDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
17992797Shared Architecture For Multiple Video Coding ModesNovember 2022February 2025Allow3810NoNo
17979403IMAGE DECODING METHOD FOR DERIVING PREDICTED SAMPLE BY USING MERGE CANDIDATE AND DEVICE THEREFORNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17977565RESTRICTIONS ON MOTION VECTOR DIFFERENCEOctober 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
17977081SMART SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND SMART SURVEILLANCE CONTROL METHOD USING UAVOctober 2022November 2024Allow2510NoNo
17973835IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOROctober 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17969648SCENE TRANSITION DETECTION BASED ENCODING METHODS FOR BCWOctober 2022October 2024Allow2410YesNo
17968536SYNTAX FOR SIGNALING CROSS-COMPONENT VIDEO CODINGOctober 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
18045307METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BLOCK PARTITIONING AT PICTURE BOUNDARYOctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17961114IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAMOctober 2022January 2024Allow1610NoNo
17945786CONVERSION FACTOR LEVEL CODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFORSeptember 2022February 2023Allow500NoNo
17942036CONSTRAINED TEMPLATE MATCHINGSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17941182METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING BITSTREAMSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720NoNo
17903807Adaptive Transforms for Compound Inter-Intra Prediction ModesSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2110NoNo
17801714IMAGE DECODING METHOD FOR RESIDUAL CODING IN IMAGE CODING SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS THEREFORAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17889911MATRIX-BASED INTRA PREDICTION DEVICE AND METHODAugust 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17887297RESTRICTED UPSAMPLING PROCESS IN MATRIX-BASED INTRA PREDICTIONAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17880884MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAMAugust 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17816825METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEMPORAL RESAMPLING FOR MULTI-TASK MACHINE VISIONAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17853920METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA PREDICTIONJune 2022April 2025Allow3430NoNo
17849874METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL, AND APPARATUS THEREFORJune 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17850598METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL, AND APPARATUS THEREFORJune 2022August 2024Allow2620NoNo
17847005HIGH LEVEL SYNTAX FOR INTER PREDICTION WITH GEOMETRIC PARTITIONINGJune 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17787533ESTIMATING WEIGHTED-PREDICTION PARAMETERSJune 2022June 2024Allow2410NoNo
17787223VIDEO DATA STREAM, VIDEO ENCODER, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HRD TIMING FIXES, AND FURTHER ADDITIONS FOR SCALABLE AND MERGEABLE BITSTREAMSJune 2022October 2024Allow2820YesNo
17843468IMAGE/VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING SAMEJune 2022March 2023Allow910NoNo
17839118IMAGE/VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON INTER PREDICTIONJune 2022March 2023Allow910NoNo
17806449METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL AND DEVICE THEREFORJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17806456METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE SIGNAL AND DEVICE THEREFORJune 2022September 2023Allow1510NoNo
17804820IMAGE SENSOR SYNCHRONIZATION WITHOUT INPUT CLOCK AND DATA TRANSMISSION CLOCKMay 2022September 2023Allow1620YesNo
17824304SIMPLIFIED INTER PREDICTION WITH GEOMETRIC PARTITIONINGMay 2022December 2022Allow710NoNo
17744845IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BITSTREAM IS STOREDMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17743004SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING TRANSPARENT WINDOW CONTAMINANT REMOVAL USING VIBRATIONMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17729917IMAGE CODING METHOD BASED ON TRANSFORM AND APPARATUS THEREFORApril 2022April 2023Allow1220NoNo
17729200HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISUAL AID USING SAMEApril 2022November 2022Allow600NoNo
17727452TRACKING OBJECTS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACEApril 2022April 2024Allow2410NoNo
17723725IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING BITSTREAM STORED THEREONApril 2022October 2023Allow1810NoNo
17723089SYNTAX CONSTRAINTS IN PARAMETER SET SIGNALING OF SUBPICTURESApril 2022December 2022Allow810NoNo
17721228METHODS FOR INTRA PREDICTION, ENCODER AND DECODERApril 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17721276METHODS FOR INTRA PREDICTION, ENCODER AND DECODERApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17721321METHODS FOR INTRA PREDICTION, ENCODER AND DECODERApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17710475INTER PREDICTION METHOD, ENCODER, DECODER, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2022November 2022Allow810NoNo
17704870PREDICTION VALUE DETERMINATION METHOD AND DECODERMarch 2022May 2025Allow3720NoNo
17689664RECURSIVE SPLITTING OF VIDEO CODING BLOCKSMarch 2022November 2023Allow2030NoNo
17665413METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING PREDICTION CANDIDATE ON BASIS OF HMVPFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2220NoNo
17592768VIDEO CODING METHOD ON BASIS OF SECONDARY TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE FOR SAMEFebruary 2022May 2022Allow300NoNo
17570603HARMONIZED DESIGN FOR INTRA BI-PREDICTION AND MULTIPLE REFERENCE LINE SELECTIONJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17571434METHODS AND APPARATUS ON PREDICTION REFINEMENT WITH OPTICAL FLOWJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910NoNo
17646678IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFORDecember 2021October 2023Allow2120NoNo
17561642IMAGE DECODING METHOD FOR DERIVING PREDICTED SAMPLE BY USING MERGE CANDIDATE AND DEVICE THEREFORDecember 2021August 2022Allow710NoNo
17557133METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING IMAGE USING INTERPICTURE PREDICTIONDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17645065VEHICULAR TRAILERING ASSIST SYSTEMDecember 2021January 2023Allow1310NoNo
17556180Apparatus and Method for Filtering in Video CodingDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
1
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
86.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(42.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(57.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
68.5%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 42.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K works in Art Unit 2486 and has examined 384 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K's allowance rate of 78.9% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ABOUZAHRA, HESHAM K. This interview benefit is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 18.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 15% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 20% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

    Important Disclaimer

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